TLR’s magazine on Texas civil justice.

TLR Advocate Summer 2024

In this edition: Looking To The Future; Chairman’s Note; Reflections; The Public Nuisance Lawfare Problem.

TLR Advocate: Celebrating 20 Years of Transformational Lawsuit Reform in Texas

In this edition: The Omnibus Tort Reform Bill of 2003 Twenty Years and Counting; A Country Doctor’s View—Pre and Post Reform; Summary of HB 4.

TLR Advocate Summer 2023

In this edition: On the Ground with the TLR Team; Texas Becomes the 31st State to Create a Specialized Business Court; Creating Texas’ Fifteenth Court of Appeals; Leading the Charge in the 88th Legislative Session.

TLR Advocate January 2023

In this edition: TLR in the Future: A Wider Scope of Activity; On Our Radar in the 88th Legislative Session; Reining In Construction Litigation; A Closer Look at Causes of Action.

TLR Advocate Summer 2022

In this edition: Defending the Texas Miracle; What’s at Stake in Texas’ Courts?; Welcoming New TLR Teammates; Political Alignment and Philosophical Divide.

TLR Advocate Fall 2021

In this edition: Houston, We Have a Problem; The Appropriate Role of a Judge; The Most Important Law Firm in Texas; Troubling Procedural Irregularities Brought to Light on the Dallas Court of Appeals.

TLR Advocate Session Wrap-Up

In this edition: Session Wrap Up; Peeling Back the Layers of Commercial Vehicle Litigation Abuse; Assessing Punishment in Criminal and Civil Cases; The San Antonio Delegation Steps Up.

TLR Advocate January 2021

In this edition: Previewing the 87th Legislative Session; Welcoming Texas’ Newest Supreme Court Justice; A New Texas House Speaker in the 87th Legislative Session; Perspectives on Commercial Vehicle Litigation Abuse.

TLR Advocate Summer 2020

In this edition: The Supreme Court of Texas: One of the Most Distinguished Courts in America; Supreme Court Spotlight; The “Texas Plan” for Selecting Judges; Valor and Gallantry: Honoring Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson.

TLR Advocate Special Edition 2020

In this edition: Analyzing Judicial Selection In Texas; Partisan Elections Gone Wrong: Case Studies; Texas’ Chief Justices Weigh In On Partisan Elections; Judicial Elections by the Numbers.

TLR Advocate September 2019

In this edition: Leadership Matters; Meeting Texas’ Challenges Head On; An Active, Productive Session for Civil Justice; Strong Legislative Leaders Produce a Successful Session.

TLR Advocate April 2019

In this edition: A Comprehensive Plan for Selecting Qualified, Nonpartisan Texas Judges; Taxpayer Protection in Attorney Contracting; Additional Bills TLR is Supporting; The 2019 State of the Judiciary.

TLR Advocate February 2019

In this edition: Disorder in the Courts; A Fresh Start for the 86th Legislature; Remembering Bob McNair and Bud Shivers; On Our Radar in the 86th Legislative Session.

TLR Advocate Fall 2018

In this edition: You Have the Power to Make a Lasting Impact; A Warning Signal to Texas: When Tort Reform Fails; Attracting the Best and Brightest Judges in Texas; A Tribute to Texas Congressman Ted Poe.

TLR Advocate Spring 2018

In this edition: 25 More Years; Introducing the Newest Member of the TLR Team; TLR’s Newest Board Members; HB 1774: Where Are We Now?.

TLR Advocate: August 2017

In this edition: A Successful Session for Civil Justice; Protecting Texas Families and Businesses; Smart Lawsuit Reforms Continue to Deliver; The Leadership Behind the Fight to Stop Storm-Chasing Lawyers.

TLR Advocate: March 2017

In this edition: A Future We Can Be Proud Of; Bamboozled — The Victims of Hailstorm Lawsuit Abuse; U.S. District Judge Calls It Like It Is; What The Hail Is Going On In Texas?.

TLR Advocate: January 2017

In this edition: Finally, A Common Goal?; Breaking the Mass-Litigation Model: TLR’s 2017 Legislative Proposal; Storm-Chasing Lawyers Hurt Real People; The Cobra Effect.

TLR Advocate: October 2016

In this edition: Texas’ Leading Lawsuit Abuse; Keeping Up the Fight Against Lawsuit Abuse, Today and in the Future; The Team Behind the Mission; ADA Litigation: Is California Coming to Texas?.

TLR Advocate: Summer 2015

Senate Bill 1628, authored by Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) and sponsored by Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo), was designed to deter Mostyn and lawyers like him from engaging in the abusive lawsuit practices that will make property and casualty insurance policies more expensive and difficult to obtain.

TLR Advocate: Spring 2015

TLR Advocate: February 2015

TLR Advocate: Summer 2014

The key sign was their decision to cross over and begin supporting Republican candidates—proven trial lawyer allies, of course. Another was their sly mimicry of populist themes.